10 Untold Secrets About The Batcave
7. There’s More Than One Cave
The first and largest Batcave is the one beneath Wayne Manor, but situations and needs have made it necessary for Batman to create other spaces from which to operate closer to - or even within the heart of - Gotham City. There are now a number of “satellite” Batcaves, each equipped for the specific needs of the time and area of their use.
When Dick Grayson went away to college, Bruce felt Wayne Manor was too big for just him and Alfred and he closed up the Manor and Batcave and moved to the Penthouse in the Wayne Foundation Building. First appearing in Detective Comics #470, Batman created a second Batcave in an abandoned subway station beneath the Wayne Building that had never been connected to the main line. Some of the more important pieces of equipment and memorabilia were brought over from the main Batcave, and it was connected to the penthouse via a secret elevator.
There are additional “Batcaves” dotted throughout the city. The Central cave was located under Robinson Park Reservoir, but was destroyed by Poison Ivy and Clayface. Batcave South is a boiler room of a derelict shipping yard across from Paris Island, while the Northwest Batcave exists in a subbasement of Arkham Asylum. The Batcave East is an abandoned offshore oil refinery, and there is a Batcave submarine docked in Gotham Harbor that Batman once used when Bruce Wayne was a fugitive from justice.